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Full name Alok Kapali
Born January 1, 1984, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Current age 24 years 205 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Sylhet Division
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

584

17.69

1201

48.62

ODIs

1156

115

20.64

1672

69.13

T20Is

18.33

75.34

First-class

138

3653

173

27.26

List A

119

114

2672

115

26.45

Twenty20

18.33

75.34

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

1103

709

3/3

3/33

118.16

3.85

183.8

ODIs

1344

1166

3/49

50.69

5.20

58.4

T20Is

11.50

First-class

8187

3838

128

7/33

29.98

2.81

63.9

List A

119

3022

2382

4/23

35.55

4.72

45.1

Twenty20

11.50

Career statistics

Test debut

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Jul 28-31, 2002 scorecard

Last Test

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 28-Mar 3, 2006 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Aug 4, 2002 scorecard

Last ODI

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Jul 4, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard

Last T20I

Australia v Bangladesh at Cape Town, Sep 16, 2007 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

2000/01

Last First-class

Chittagong Division v Sylhet Division at Fatullah, Jan 4-7, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

2000/01

Last List A

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Jul 4, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Australia v Bangladesh at Cape Town, Sep 16, 2007 scorecard

Wisden overview

A talented but erratic legspinner and a batsman of undoubted potential, Alok Kapali has a burgeoning reputation as an allrounder, particularly in the one-day game. He made a promising Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2002, and impressed with his technique and temperament in an otherwise disappointing match. Batting as high as No. 6, in spite of a first-class average in the mid-teens, he made starts on both occasions without being able to go on, and has since demonstrated a bold attitude towards quick bowling. His bowling has improved, since disappearing for more than five an over on debut, and against Pakistan at Peshawar in August 2003, when still only 19, he became the first Bangladesh bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket, a performance that secured his side their maiden first-innings lead, at the 23rd attempt. Following a string of poor performances he was dropped from the one-day squad before the Champions Trophy in England in September 2004, and was later omitted from the 20-man training squad for the 2005 tour of England. He was recalled to the national squad early in 2006, but did little of note beyond an innings of 55 in one of the one-dayers against Kenya, and failed in his only Test outing, against Sri Lanka, which followed a career-best 156 for Sylhet against Chittagong. After poor performances in a couple of ODIs against Australia and Zimbabwe, Kapali was dropped from the squad for the tour of Kenya in July 2006. He has been included in the preliminary 18 for the Champions Trophy in October but it remains to be seen if he will make the final cut. Time is still on his side, but he needs to inject more consistency into his allround game. Andrew Miller (August 2006)

Jun 28, 2008

Mahmudullah congratulates Alok Kapali on reaching his maiden ODI ton © AFP

Jun 28, 2008

Alok Kapali steers the ball through the leg side © AFP

Jun 28, 2008

Alok Kapali revived Bangladesh with an attacking innings at No. 6 © AFP

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